Overview
- Ukraine’s Security Service, which said its long‑range drones struck a Transneft pumping station near Perm on Wednesday, reported a large fire more than 1,500 km from the border.
- The Tuapse refinery on the Black Sea, hit Tuesday for the third time in two weeks, saw a massive fire, nearby evacuations, and warnings about smoke and spills.
- Ukraine’s air force said it neutralized 154 of 171 drones in overnight Russian attacks since Monday evening, yet Odesa’s port zone and a district hospital were damaged and two people were hurt.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 98 Ukrainian drones across several regions, while Perm’s governor confirmed a blaze at an industrial site and Orenburg reported attempted strikes near the Orsk refinery.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will keep extending strike range beyond 1,500 km and urged partners to deliver anti‑ballistic missiles in May as Kyiv scales up unmanned ground vehicles.